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Featured Summerhouse:

Malvern Arley Pavilion HighThe Arley Pavilion High is an adaptation of our popular Arley Pavilion, with extra height!The optional insulation allows you to use your building all year round. The Arley Pavilion High is available in 15 sizes and three timber choices.View more details »

Log Cabins:

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Featured Log Cabin:

Lillevilla HakoinenA contemporary log cabin. The pavilion style of the Lillevilla Hakoinen provides a classic feel that would enhance any garden. At 7m x 3.9m and with a 2.5m x 1m porch, the Hakoinen provides a large, multipurpose garden building.View more details »

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Featured Greenhouse:

Alton Evolution SIX-LTPart of the successful Alton Evolution range. The Evolution SIX-LT is a 6' 6'' wide lean-to cedar greenhouse. Available in a choice of lengths and constructed with the finest quality Western Red Cedar throughout.View more details »

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Featured Shed:

GBC Wensleydale PlusBased on our popular Wensleydale shed, the plus unit includes an extension module and comes in a choice of 3 colours with a 5 point locking system. Additional extension units are also available without compromising the strength of the shed.View more details »

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Featured Garden Office:

Wentworth SunningdaleWith it's signature hipped roof, the classically designed Sunningdale garden office is available in 19 sizes and offers a whole host of optional extras. Lined, insulated and double glazed, the Sunningdale can be used all year round.View more details »

Open Sided Gazebos and Pavilions:

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Featured Open Gazebo and Shelter:

Zest Stokesay PavilionThis Pavilion is a great addition to any garden providing lots of room to entertain or just relax with a nice cup of tea! Plenty of room for your friends and family too.View more details »

Childrens Playhouses:

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Featured Playhouse:

Fort LimpkinA popular pent roof design, the Limpkin is a fantastic little hideaway. The larger of these 2 models includes a 2ft veranda. Acrylic Georgian windows, an internal bunk, Scalloped fascia boards and a stable door are all featured as standard.View more details »

Featured Accessory:

Protek Royal Exterior - OakOak is a traditional comforting medium brown tone with a hint of red that leads wonderfully in to the darker wooden tones in the range. Royal is quick and easy to use with no need for an undercoat or primer, although applying a knotting agent to new timber will prevent any possible resin bleed that may affect the coating.View more details »

We sell off a huge number of our display buildings each year, offering you some amazing savings on the most popular garden buildings. With 35 display centres across the UK, we are sure that there will be something for everyone!

Product Description

A stylish, robust and secure steel shed. The Lifelong Apex steel shed is made to last with PVC coated galvanised steel cladding fitted to a rigid 40mm x 40mm box steel frame. Available in a wide range of sizes from 6ft x 7ft up to 12ft x 23ft 3in.

The Lifelong Apex steel shed is not to be compared to the metal sheds available in catalogues or many garden centres. These buildings are extremely strong and built to last. PVC coated galvanised steel cladding is fitted to a painted steel box frame, on-site, by Lifelong trained installers.

As standard, these buildings are supplied with a single door fitted with a security padbolt, ready for you to fit a padlock of your choice. The door cannot be lifted off its hinges as it is fitted within the box frame.

A PVC double glazed, white opening window is included as standard. You can also add extra windows to the front or side of the building - or remove them completely for extra security!

Optional extras include double doors, deadbolt, additional windows, door and window on the side of the building and clear roof sheets. When double doors are chosen on 8ft wide models, the standard window is not supplied. 10ft wide models with double doors are supplied with 2 x half size windows.

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Lifelong Apex 8ft wide x 10'3 deep in Olive Green

Without doubt the most popular size in our range of Lifelong sheds, this building is 2.5 metres wide and 3.1m deep.

The door and window can be interchanged to suit your location or we can leave windows out entirely if you prefer for additional security.

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Lifelong Apex 16ft9 x 8ft

This is a roomy building, very secure and sturdily built with maintenance free PVC coated steel cladding in olive green finish.

It's on display at our Coleshill branch, one of a selection of our sites which have demonstration models of these exceptionally strong buildings. In order to find out where you can examine the quality of construction just click on the 'where can I see one' tab at the top of this page.

There is a window on the LH side which you can't see in the picture but on this side you can see the translucent roof sheet which is a useful addition to the standard building. The double front door is also an option as single doors are supplied as standard.

Lifelong shed with side double doors

You can see why our customer wanted to have the double doors in the side of this building... and Lifelong obliged ! This 16 x 8 Mushroom coloured Apex shed fits neatly into the space and provides a secure location for tools and equipment..

Lifelong Apex 16ft9 x 8ft in mushroom

Late evening and the tools and equipment are put away and padlocked in for the night !

This mushroom coloured Lifelong shed has the standard window and single door ( contrast it with the picture above which has double door and no windows. )

Metric size is 2.5m wide x 5.1m long.

Lifelong Apex 8ft wide x 7ft

This is the 2.1m wide x 2.1m deep Lifelong Apex in Olive Green finish, one of four colour choices available. This one is pictured at our Wolverhampton display centre, one of over 30 GBC branches nationwide.

Please use the 'where can I see one' link on this page to find out where your nearest branch displaying the Lifelong range is located.

Lifelong Apex 10ft x 8ft in Terracotta

Set outside this factory unit this building provides additional secure storage.

The terracotta colour isn't everyone's cup of tea but it is a great choice for schools and playgroups to cheer up the scene !

Lifelong Pent 6' x 7' with Black PVCu Window

This is the Pent version of the Lifelong shed, full details of which you will find on its own separate page !

This building is in Vandyke brown and is fitted with a black PVCu window which is optional, replacing the standard white window.

Lifelong security padbolts

This sturdy padbolt is fitted to every Lifelong building and slides into the box section steel framework so it can't be prised out to gain entry. There's a fold over hasp which means you can fit your own padlock ... but don't lose the keys as you can't lift the door off its hinges or lever it open.. it's just too strong and secure !

Internal Security Bars

If you are really concerned about the security of the contents of your Lifelong building then we can fit security bars as an extra precaution.

Lifelong Expert Installation

Lifelong sheds are built on site to exacting standards. These are definitely NOT the steel sheds you can get from catalogues or some garden centres.

They utilise high quality PVC coated galvanised steel cladding which is bolted to a rigid painted 40mm x 40mm steel framework on site. You can see some of the key features in this picture such as the draught proof packers in the ends of the cladding and the sturdy framework.

Contrast this with the flimsy steel sheds you see elsewhere which have no floor and poor quality sliding doors and you'll realise what good value for money Lifelong sheds offer.

All Lifelong sheds include installation by the factory's expert fitting teams.. one of the other major benefits of buying Lifelong steel.

Optional Double Door

This 8ft wide Apex is perfectly suited for storage of garden machinery, bikes, as a workshop, or just for general storage.

Because the doors are so strong and secure and can't be lifted or prized off their hinges, you can be sure your contents are well protected.

The 18mm heavy duty OSB floor is an ideal finish and can be easily swept and maintained.

You can see how much light the translucent roof sheet on the RH side is allowing into the rear of the building.

Rigid Steel Frame

Lifelong sheds are built around a rigid, heavy duty box section steel skeleton which makes them secure, heavyweight and longlasting.

Because of the nature of the floor frame construction we can install Lifelong Steel buildings onto slightly uneven surfaces with the use of packers to level the building up.

This is against our usual advice for timber sheds which is to prepare an absolutely level base of slabs or concrete but with Lifelong it could save you the cost of a new base if you are installing onto an old hardstanding which has become a little uneven.

18mm OSB flooring

The 18mm OSB flooring is screwed down to the box section steel floor frame at the end of the installation process and gives a smooth and hardwearing finish inside your building.

Brown finish

One of four colours we offer as standard .. illustrated here is the Lifelong maintenance free PVC coated galvanised steel cladding in brown.

Olive Green finish

One of four colours we offer as standard .. illustrated here is the Lifelong maintenance free PVC coated galvanised steel cladding in olive green.

Terracotta finish

One of four colours we offer as standard .. illustrated here is the Lifelong maintenance free PVC coated galvanised steel cladding in terracotta.

Mushroom finish

One of four colours we offer as standard .. illustrated here is the Lifelong maintenance free PVC coated galvanised steel cladding in mushroom.

Lifelong PVC opening window

Shown here from the inside you can see the white, double glazed maintenance free PVCu opening window supplied as standard with Lifelong steel buildings.

Smaller models may have a single pane window. Black PVC windows are an additional cost option.

For additional security you may wish to specify the building without a window and perhaps specify the optional translucent roof sheet.

Roof sheets

Roof sheets are also PVC coated galvanised steel and are bolted in place prior to fitting the ridge capping.

Hinges

Lifelong doors fit into a surrounding box section steel frame so the door can't be lifted off the heavy duty hinges as pictured.

Internal roof detail

This shows a number of the key points about the Lifelong roof construction ... the anti-condensation coating on the roof sheets, the roof truss supplied as necessary on larger Apex models, the optional translucent roof sheet and the ridge capping.

Draught proofing

This shows how the corners are neatly finished with foam packers designed to draught proof the structure.

Fully framed door and weatherbar

The door is fully framed internally making it exceptionally strong.

Over the door you will see a weatherguard which deflects the rainwater.

Lifelong in use !

Our customer didn't waste much time getting to work in this Lifelong building... but he took time out first to varnish the floor which looks great !

Translucent roof sheet internally

The picture speaks for itself with light flooding the interior of this building demonstrating the benefits of our Translucent roof sheets.

Gravel base

This Lifelong shed has been installed onto a gravelled area rather than a conventional slab base.

It's obviously important to get the building square and level to ensure that the door and windows operate properly but once the rigid steel frame has been levelled up the rest of the installation is straightforward.

This building has an additional window in the side, just visible in the picture.

Entrance threshold

The protective threshold strip covers the timber floor at the entrance to the shed

Sturdy Hooks

These strong hooks are available as an additional option for hanging garden tools.

Lifelong shelf

The shelf and support brackets are available as an additional option.

GBC...here to help you

GBC have branches all over the country displaying our buildings and offering help and advice to our customers.
Established in 1986, we are real people with our feet on the ground and with a real investment in and commitment to our buildings.We are not an anonymous internet site.
Please give us the opportunity to assist you in buying the building of your choice ... contact us by freephone, email or call our branches direct. You will find all of these contact opportunities in this website. We look forward to speaking to you

Delivery and Installation Information

We take pride in making sure that your building will arrive in perfect condition - that is why we use our own team of drivers and fitters. As with all of our garden buildings, we like to provide our customers with a suitable delivery time. We always give good notice of our arrival date allowing you to be sure it is the right time for you. We always appreciate any helpful information regarding access to your base area, plus any details you may need to share with us about reaching you - so that the delivery process can run as smoothly as possible.

Our delivery times can vary from season to season, but typically, you should expect to receive your building around 6-12 weeks from when you order. All of our buildings are made to order, so during the busy spring to summer seasons, this may increase depending on the building that you have purchased. Please feel free to contact us on 0800 999 0123 to check our current delivery times.